Comedian Justin Lee Collins will be instore signing copies of his autobiography "Good Times"
***PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT,SEE INSTORE FOR DETAILS***

The seminar will provide you with an opportunity to learn more about self-publishing with AuthorHouse and give you a chance to meet and interact with other writers.
The seminar will begin with an introduction to our services, and will take you through the steps involved in becoming a published author with us.
After the seminar, you can meet with an AuthorHouse publishing consultant to discuss your individual publishing needs.
Numbers are strictly limited. We can only accommodate a maximum of 40 delegates so please register quickly. You can register simply by e-mailing dcooke@authorhouse.co.uk.
There is no charge to attend.
Any author who contracts for any of our publishing packages during the seminar will receive 10 free copies of their book when it goes 'live'.

Acclaimed crime author Peter James will be giving a talk and signing copies of his books at Cardiff Central Library.
Tickets for this event are available in our store price £2 each(redeemable against the price of a Peter James Book on the night)

Get into the Christmas spirit with Borders Cardiff, when we will be offering customers a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine whilst you browse our fantastic store for some excellent bargains.

Incandescent Poetry meets monthly in Borders Conference Room to share poems through reading aloud. A relaxed, friendly atmosphere, increasing poetry awareness and stimulating thoughts.
New members welcome
7pm-8pm meet at 6.50 in Starbucks Borders.

Join us at 11am when local weatherman Derek Brockway will be reading from and signing his new childrens book " Duck and Starfish Make a Splash"

Join us from 11am where author Stefan Jakubowski will be signing copies of his new book "Once Upon a Tyme"

Recently featured in the South Wales Echo, artist Jennie Savage will be instore signing copies of her beautiful art book" Depending on Time"
Depending On Time is situated in a changing landscape during the period of time it takes to construct a new shopping centre. The book takes this period of change as its subject and draws out the narratives, the expectations, the aspirations and the criticism that local people have in the run up to its completion. Through transcribed conversations with small businesses, shoppers, local historians, architects, town planners and developers the book maps the anatomy of the development and traces a the trajectory of consumer culture from the city’s Victorian and Edwardian arcades through to the monolithic mall. Crucially asking the question:
Who are cities for?
Depending On Time is an end point for an 18-month residency undertaken by Jennie Savage in Cardiff. It is both a document and a history, recording the arcades as they are now and publishing original research that celebrates their architecture and history.
Over the course of the project Jennie Savage produced a number of site-specific pieces, events and installations which invited people to discuss and engage in dialogue about the nature of the 21st century city. “The Museum of the Moment”, an audio documentary and “A Million Moments”, a 20 Minute film are included in the book on a CD ROM. Forward by Peter Finch, essays by Dr. Andrew Cochrane and Dr. Bas Spierings.
Jennie Savage is an artist whose practice explores the place between public spaces, town planning, constructed landscapes and the human story: the lived lives and personal narratives connected to those sites. Working through a process that uses archiving and intervention, she seeks to map the other life of a place or community in order to reveal a complex situation, a microstructure or simply an unheard voice. www.jenniesavage.co.uk

Wales favourite D.J, Chris Needs will be instore signing copies of his new book "And there's more"

John Evans began his career in '76 as a frontman and songwriter for a punk rock band, The Tax Exiles.
The band played all the major London venues of the time - The Roxy, Dingwalls etc. - sometimes headlining the bill, or supporting other punk bands like X-ray Spex, Sham 69, and The Rich Kids. He later went solo under the name John Marlon, and signed as a singer/songwriter signed to the Situation 2 arm of Beggars Banquet Records. His single Sister Soul was released in 1981.
For the last ten years has worked as a full-time writer, and film maker. He has become one of Wales' most original contemporary artists and writers and is described as the leading figure in the "New Wave" of Welsh writing.

The Acid Real, a new collection of prose, poetry and essays go's on sale in October, 2009. The book, which like all of John's publications, is refereshingly innovative in both it's content and design, features new work from John and illustrations by Marita Forss. Again, this book is difficult to categorise – it even has a song list!

Welsh International Rugby Union Referee Nigel Owens will be instore signing copies of the English version of his autobiography

Nigel Owens is one of the world's best rugby referees. He was chosen as the only Welsh referee during the 2007 World Cup and has been responsible for refereeing some of the most important matches of 2008.
But before reaching his current status in the world of professional rugby, he went through an excruciating personal crisis. For years he was unable come to terms with what he was - the real Nigel Owens was on the inside, trying to come out. Indeed, he was the first gay man in professional rugby to "come out".
Since doing so, his life has changed for the better and his careers in both rugby and broadcasting have blossomed.
In this autobiography, Nigel is completely honest about his personal and public life as referee and entertainer. The pages are overflowing with the humour and warmth that have made him one of the most popular characters on the stages and rugby pitches of Wales and beyond.

Come along and share your own stories with other like minded people in the calm,relaxed atmosphere of our community room.
New members always welcome.
6.30pm - 8pm

Thousands of people each year set out to learn Welsh – through evening classes, week-long courses, WLPAN and other sessions. But a large proportion drop out – and for many, the biggest challenge is going out from the classroom into the community and speaking Welsh in shops, schools, homes, churches, pubs.

Linda Newcombe tackles this problem in a way no-one has done before. She examines situations where learners have found it difficult to use their Welsh.
The book speaks to three groups of people:
•If you are a learner yourself, there are tips to help you to be braver with your attempts to use your new language.
•If you teach Welsh, Lynda has tips for you, too, on how to equip your students to use Welsh outside the classroom.
•If you are a first-language Welsh-speaker, maybe you feel you don’t know how best to help learners – this book will help you!

Author Alun Wyn Bevan will be signing copies of his new rugby book "Rugby's Best of the Best". Alun, who enjoyed massive success last year with "Grav", will be joined on the day by a very special guest(tbc)

Author Alvin Nicholas will be instore signing copies of Monster Hunting:An adventurers handbook.

Monster Hunting is for children who would love to be Ray Mears, David Attenborough, Kate Humble and Indiana Jones all rolled into one. It will appeal to children who are interested in wildlife and nature, enjoy outdoor adventure and have imagination.

Wales and Scarlets fly half Stephen Jones will be instore signing copies of his autobiography,"A Thinking Man's Game:My Story.